Friday, July 17, 2015

I went to see Ant-Man this morning. Great movie. A non-comic
book fan would think he was a bigger character in comics then he was with this
film. The language was a little bit rougher than in other Marvel movies. Maybe
it was done to prepare the audience for Marvel's first R rated movie with
Deadpool. I don't see R rated movies so it would be wasted on me. Scott Lang
goes to the Milgrom motel. Perhaps a nod to Marvel writer/editor Al
Milgrom?Garrett Morris has a cameo as
nod to his turn as Ant-Man in an old SNL skit. Stan Lee also hasa cameo and wait till the end of the credits
for a preview of what is to happen in the next Ant-Man, Avengers and Captain
America movies. The character of the Ant-Man stories are credited to Stan Lee
Jack Kirby and to my surprise Larry Leiber (Stan Lee's brother.) Another
surprise is that Paul Rudd gets scriptwriter credit. He must have changed a lot
of his lines. If you weren't an Ant-Man fan before, you will be once you see
this movie. Of all the Marvel movies this one really felt like a bronze age
comic book that came to life. It even has two heroes having a misunderstanding
and getting into a fight. That fight actually leads up to one of those previews
after the credits roll. I knew Ant-Man or DC's the Atom would make a good
movie. This film proves it.